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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Rilke write one "must also have been beside" in "Blood-Remembering"?
2. In "The Dragon-Princess," Rilke writes "That mankind has in this sense been cowardly has done life endless _____."
3. Rilke writes in "The Dragon-Princess," "We have no reason to mistrust our world, for it is not _______."
4. Unlike the characters in Poe's stories, Rilke writes that we are not what?
5. Who does Mood quote in the Epilogue as having written, "A social order which draws a distinction between the wish and the deed, between the criminal and the righteous, is this a kingdom of darkness"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Rilke accomplished in his epitaph, according to Mood?
2. In "Blood-Remembering," what is the author's discussion of writing from "feelings"?
3. What does Mood examine about Rilke's vision of the empty space within the rose?
4. What does Rilke say of "forgetting" in "Blood-Remembering"?
5. What does Mood discuss in the introduction to "The Dragon-Princess"?
6. What comparison does Rilke use to explain human experience in "The Dragon-Princess"?
7. What must one "see" in order to write a single verse, according to Rilke?
8. In "Blood-Remembering," what does Rilke write about the young as writers?
9. What does Rilke remark in "Blood-Remembering" of the memories themselves?
10. What does Mood posit that the word "Desire" implies in "The Difficulty of Dying"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss "The Poet Speaks of Praising" and "The Poet Praises" in terms of subject, theme, symbolism, imagery, and structure.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss John L. Mood's interpretation of Rilke as a writer. How did Mood first encounter Rilke? What drew him to the poet's writing? In what era did Mood become fascinated with Rilke and why?
Essay Topic 3
What is the subject and theme of "Mausoleum"? What mythological allusion does the poet use in this poem? What structural components stand out in this poem?
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